1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1957 |
Next Election: | 1959 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1959 |
Seats For Election: | 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 24 |
Seats1: | 4 |
Seats After1: | 21 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,174 |
Percentage1: | 50.2% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 5 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,380 |
Percentage2: | 33.0% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,738 |
Percentage3: | 16.8% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1] [2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 8,174 (50.2%) | | 2.4 | 4 (50.0%) | | 3 | 21 (62.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 5,380 (33.0%) | | 2.8 | 3 (37.5%) | | 2 | 7 (21.9%) | |
Liberal Party | | 2,738 (16.8%) | | 5.2 | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 4 (12.5%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- How the votes were cast, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7
- News: 9 May 1958 . OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS . live . 3 March 2024 . Manchester Guardian.